We would accept advice on RU486: Abbott

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he would accept the advice of health experts about putting drugs like the controversial abortion pill RU486 on the government subsidy list.

The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee is expected to release its recommendations on RU486 on Friday, including whether it should be made available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Some reports suggest the price of RU486 could drop by hundreds of dollars.

Mr Abbott was asked whether he would support putting the drug on the PBS should he be elected prime minister.

"When I was in government, we invariably accepted the advice of our technical advisers. That was the way I operated as (health) minister," he told reporters in Adelaide.

"This is now before them and that would certainly be the way I would operate. I would accept the advice of the technical experts."

The opposition leader said he understood there were "lots of people who are concerned to try to ensure that we have a humane society which deals decently with women who are in a very difficult position".